SCR-LIP-000033 · Claim · machine-readable JSON →

In lipedema liposuction, higher relative aspirated fat volume (per 1% body weight) and concomitant minor surgical procedures are independent risk factors for postoperative seroma.

Emerging causal Evidence certainty: low (GRADE)

Evidence over time

DOI:10.1007/s00266-026-05774-7 — supporting · cohort · n=93 · 2026 · risk of bias: moderate
OR volume% 1.58 (1.02-2.43); concomitant procedures 6.77 (1.70-26.97); stage 3.57

Population93 women undergoing liposuction for lipedema

Conditionlipedema

Exposurehigh relative aspirated volume; concomitant procedures

Comparatorlower volume / no concomitant procedures

Outcomepostoperative seroma

Scoperisk factors, multivariable regression

Single-center retrospective; wide CIs; needs prospective validation.